USA Ultimate Coaching Requirements

USA Ultimate has coaching requirements for individuals as well as teams. Refer to both sets of guidelines below to prepare for your team's coaching needs this upcoming season.

Requirements for individuals coaching at USA Ultimate Events

Roster:

Coaches coaching teams at all USA Ultimate events must be identified via the team roster, all event rosters, and in some cases, event info forms.

Education:

Coaches are required to have annually completed a concussion awareness and safety recognition program (CDC's Heads Up, or other local or state-recommended course). Coaches should not submit completion of this course to USA Ultimate, but should maintain record of their completion on site during coaching.

CDP Certification: At least one member of the registered Coaching Staff must be currently Level I Certified or have attended an Ethics level workshop for sideline access to restricted fields at the following events (Club events do NOT currently require certification):

High School Regional Championships (semifinals & finals)

D-III College Championships (semifinals & finals)

D-I College Championships (all fields)

Youth Club Championships (semifinals & finals)

Coaches should make plans to attend the Coaching Ethics Workshop (part of the Level I workshop) between October and March of each year in order to ensure access to the sideline for all games at Championship events.

IMPORTANT--->The NCSI screen is required to be completed as "GREEN LIGHT" previously to joining USA Ultimate as a coach member.

Uniform Guidelines:

Coaches must follow the uniform guidelines established by their division: youth, college or club.

Team Requirements for coaching at USA Ultimate Events

Events requiring teams to have coaches present for all competition and included on rosters:

Youth Division:

High School Regional championships--1 unique coach (cannot represent two teams at the same event) mininum per team

Youth Club Championships--1 unique coach (cannot represent two teams at the same event) minimum per team

*State Championships & Qualifying events:

Beginning in 2015, teams were encouraged to have a minimum of one current USA Ultimate Coach Member on hand and listed on the official event roster for all state championships & qualifying events.

As of 2016, all teams are required to have a minimum of one current USA Ultimate Coach Member on hand and listed on the official event roster for all state championships & qualifying events.

College, Club, Masters Divisions:

No events in college, club, or masters divisions currently require coaches. If a team in these divisions choose to attend an event with a coach, coaches must be listed on the roster & meet all individual requirements.

During events with restricted sideline access (Semifinals and Finals of most USA Ultimate events, all of College DI Nationals):